Decrease in subcutaneous fat tissue due to age or weight loss can cause the person to look older and tired. Because when the subcutaneous fat tissue decreases, wrinkles and sagging occur on the skin. We can eliminate this problem by taking fat from other parts of the body and transferring fat to the missing area. This procedure is called fat injection. Plastic surgeon Op. Dr. Defne Erkara gave information about fat injection.
Facial Fat Injection
It is mostly used to eliminate age-related deformations on the face. After the fat is injected into the required area, it remains alive and serves as a filler. For this reason, if the fat dies, its filling function ends, which is why the fats taken and the tool and technique used are important.
Due to age, sagging and decreases in fat occur in the face area. Thanks to fat injection into the face, the lost fat is replaced. Thus, a younger appearance is obtained. Not only due to age, sometimes young individuals may have weaknesses in the bone tissue or soft tissue of the face, and people may feel uncomfortable about this.
Other fat injection areas
After the face area, the most fat injection is done to the breast and butt. Of course, the person's breast or butt structure must be suitable for this procedure. To put it briefly: there should be enough fat in the body, there should be no sagging in the breast, and there should be some breast volume. Apart from this, the curvature can be eliminated by injecting fat into the leg. Fat injection is also performed on the hand.
Fat injection techniques
There is more than one technique for fat injection. However, the technique that will cause the least damage to the fat cells during the procedure should be chosen. With recently developed devices, fat cells can be removed and injected without coming into contact with air.
Where to Get the Fat to be Injected?
The fat used as filling material is often obtained from another part of the body. After going through a special process, it is injected into the necessary areas. The fat to be used is often taken from the person's abdomen or, most conveniently, the waist area. This procedure is performed with special vacuum cannulas.
How to Perform Fat Injection? How is it done?
Depending on the area where the procedure will be performed, the procedure is performed by putting the person to sleep under local anesthesia or, if it is a large area, through a vein. Although it is not a very long procedure, it is completed in half an hour to an hour.
Recovery After the Operation
They can be discharged from the hospital on the day the procedure is performed. They can often return to their daily work within a day, depending on the procedure performed. It is considered natural to have swelling, especially in the lip areas, after the procedure.
It does not take long for this type of edema to occur in the areas where oil is applied and it usually disappears spontaneously after a few days and the aesthetic appearance is presented in its final form. It would be appropriate for people who do sports regularly to take a break from these activities for a week. After approximately two weeks, the aesthetic appearance is completely established. There is no need for any stitches in the fat injection process.
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